Nicaragua and China highlight cooperation in education

In a speech at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN-Managua) during the Puente Chino 2025 competition held this week, Ortega highlighted the meaning of the initiative in terms of the comprehensive cooperation between the two...

Nicaragua's first female president Chamorro dies at 95

(Reuters) -Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, who in 1990 became the first female president of Nicaragua and the Americas, died early Saturday morning in Costa Rica at the age of 95, her family announced in a statement. Chamorro, who suffered a stroke...

Here’s How To Travel To Bluefields, Nicaragua, And What To Do When There

On Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast, where the mouth of the Escondido River and the Caribbean Sea meet, is Bluefields, Nicaragua. It’s the capital of the South Caribbean Autonomous Region in Nicaragua and is home to one of the largest populations of...

Nicaragua’s “Co-Presidents” Withdraw the Country from Acnur

Personnel from Acnur, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, visit a family of displaced Nicaraguan farmers in Costa Rica who were forced to flee the violent government repression that followed widespread protests of 2018. Photo:...

Nicaragua's Violeta Chamorro, seen here in 2007, was known for a soft-spoken conciliatory style as she ruled a country ravaged by war

Coffee ambassadors provide connections, healing for women veterans

Melissa Farmer-Hill navigated plenty of challenges when she was serving in the military, but facing life as a civilian after a 20-year stint in the Army was one of her toughest. A chief warrant officer in the field of human resources, she’d served...

Nicaragua's former President Chamorro dies at 95, family says

Exiled Nicaraguan critic shot dead at home in Costa Rica

A retired Nicaraguan military officer turned outspoken critic of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was shot to death on Thursday at his home in Costa Rica, authorities said. Roberto Samcam, 67, had been living in exile since July 2018, when...

Critic of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega shot dead in Costa Rica

A retired Nicaraguan army officer in exile turned fierce critic of the country’s authoritarian president Daniel Ortega has been shot dead in neighboring Costa Rica. Maj Roberto Samcam, 66, was shot at his apartment building in San José on...

Nicaragua starts work on 70 MW solar plant, largest to date

China Communications Construction Co. has begun building the 70 MW Enesolar-3 solar plant in Nicaragua, which will supply power to state water utility Enacal and cover about 40% of its electricity needs. The PV project is the largest in the...

L’« effet Léon XIV » se fait ressentir au Nicaragua

Depuis l’été 2024, le gouvernement du Nicaragua avait suspendu la plupart des ordinations sacerdotales dans le pays, marquant une nouvelle étape dans les tensions entre l’Eglise catholique et le régime du président Daniel Ortega. Autant dire que...

Critic Of Nicaragua's Ortega Shot Dead In Exile In Costa Rica

A retired Nicaraguan army officer in exile who fiercely criticized authoritarian President Daniel Ortega was shot dead Thursday in neighboring Costa Rica, his family and officials said. Major Roberto Samcam, 66, was gunned down at his apartment...

Autoridades investigan asesinato en Costa Rica de Roberto Samcam, militar retirado nicaragüense crítico de Gobierno de Ortega

Por Djenane Villanueva, CNN en Español El Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) de Costa Rica informó este jueves que investiga el asesinato del mayor retirado del Ejército Nacional de Nicaragua Roberto Samcam, quien estaba exiliado en Costa...

Critic of Nicaraguan president shot dead in exilein Costa Rica

MORAVIA, COSTA RICA: A retired Nicaraguan soldier who has fiercely criticized President Daniel Ortega from exile was shot dead Thursday in neighboring Costa Rica, his family and officials said. Major Roberto Samcam, 66, was gunned down at his...

New 50 km/h (31 mp/h) Speed Limit on Nicaraguan Highways

Called “Illogical” and “Revenue-Oriented” A traffic officer uses a radar speed check on a Nicaraguan highway. // Photo: Visión Policial The dictatorship imposes the lowest speed limit in Central America. An expert says it’s “revenue-driven”;...

Nicaragua breaks ties with UN refugee agency

A logo is pictured on a banner at the UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo (Reuters) -Nicaragua has cut ties with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the U.N.'s refugee...

Prominent Nicaraguan dissident shot dead in exile in Costa Rica 

A retired Nicaraguan military officer who later became a critic of President Daniel Ortega has been killed in a shooting at his condominium in Costa Rica, where he lives in exile. The death of Roberto Samcam, 67, on Thursday has heightened concern...

Outspoken Nicaraguan opposition figure shot to death at his home in Costa Rica

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Author of the article: Published Jun 19, 2025 • 2 minute read Article content By Javier Cordoba SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A retired Nicaraguan military officer turned outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega was...

Russia and Nicaragua sign plan to combat customs violations

ST. PETERSBURG, June 19. /TASS/. Russia’s Federal Customs Service and Nicaragua signed a plan to combat customs violations for 2025-2027, the press service of the department reported. The document was signed at the St. Petersburg International...

Nicaragua breaks ties with UN refugee agency